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Athula Samarasekera

Maitipage Athula Rohitha Samarasekera

Born: 5 August 1961, Colombo
Major Teams: Colombo Cricket Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Athula Samarasekera
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: Sri Lanka v England at Lord's, Only Test, 1988
Latest Test:
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Sialkot, 1st Test, 1991/92

ODI Debut:
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Swansea, World Cup, 1983
Latest ODI:
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1993/94

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 12/12/1991)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    4    7   0   118   57   16.85   0   1    3   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              32      5   104    3  34.66  2-38    0   0  64.0  3.25

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 18/04/1994)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   39   39   2   844   76   22.81  69.92   0   4    5   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              56.2    3   291    0    -     -      0   0    -   5.16

FIRST-CLASS
 (1982/83 - 1994/95)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   57   86   5  2737  191   33.79   6  13   36   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             629    1821   46  39.58  3-31    0   0  82.0  2.89

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1983 - 1994/95)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   57   57   3  1470  111*  27.22   1   8    9   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            137.4+   656   20  32.80  4-44    1   0  45.8  4.55

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Athula Samarasekera was an imposing figure; a strapping physique leant him the ability to play some commanding innings. With the bat in hand he was capable of powerful strikes and was a more than handy medium pace bowler. Samarasekera made an inauspicious start to his career, scoring a duck on his one day international debut. On his Test debut he matched the performance being dismissed in the first innings for a duck. In the second innings he however played a characteristically breezy innings making 57, punctuated by a number of boundaries. He completed a promising all round match capturing two wickets and taking two catches. Too often though Samarasekera was dismissed when he seemed set to dominate the bowling, a substantial score beckoning. When he did score it was well worth watching as he provided maximum entertainment with his aggressive style. Never able to fully establish a permanent position in the team, Samarasekera chose to end his international career by deciding to take up professional cricket in Bangladesh. (Johann P Jayasekera , Sep 1999)

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